DOI: 10.1002/wcc.402
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84971402166
论文题名: Multinational and large national corporations and climate adaptation: are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective
作者: Averchenkova A ; , Crick F ; , Kocornik-Mina A ; , Leck H ; , Surminski S
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2016
卷: 7, 期: 4 起始页码: 517
结束页码: 536
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Cost effectiveness
; Adaptation to climate changes
; Climate change adaptation
; Implications for futures
; Innovative solutions
; Multi-national corporations
; Resource efficiencies
; Sustainable raw materials
; Three-tier framework
; Climate change
; adaptive management
; cost-benefit analysis
; environmental policy
; future prospect
; governance approach
; industrial policy
; multinational enterprise
; policy making
英文摘要: Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, the predominant research focus has been on governments, communities, and the third sector as key actors in the adaptation process. Yet, there is a growing emphasis internationally on understanding the role of and the need to engage businesses in adaptation given their potential to finance projects, develop technologies and innovative solutions, and enhance the scale and cost-effectiveness of certain adaptation measures. Large national and multinational corporations are among the key actors in this respect. Already, many of these corporations are purportedly taking steps to adapt their operations to climate change. Some stated reasons for their engagement include minimizing potential impacts on value chains, improving resource efficiency, enhancing production of sustainable raw materials, and supporting customers’, suppliers’, and communities’ climate change adaptation efforts. However, there is a paucity of work analysing adaptation actions by these corporations, their motivations and contribution to broader adaptation and climate-resilient development efforts, as well as possible instances of maladaptation. We apply a three-tier framework on drivers, responses, and outcomes to examine the state of knowledge according to recent literature on private sector and corporate adaptation to climate change. Our review highlights that the literature on the impact and outcomes of corporate adaptation actions is sparse and we consider the implications for future research. Our analysis concludes with a reflection on the relevance of corporate-led adaptation—for the companies themselves, policymakers at all scales, as well as society at large. WIREs Clim Change 2016, 7:517–536. doi: 10.1002/wcc.402. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76221
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作者单位: Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom; Alterra—Wageningen UR, Wageningen, Netherlands; Department of Geography, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Averchenkova A,, Crick F,, Kocornik-Mina A,et al. Multinational and large national corporations and climate adaptation: are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2016-01-01,7(4)